American Standard Version
"Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be with you, as ye say. "
— Amos 5:14, American Standard Version
“Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the Lord, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.”
“Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so Yahweh, the God of Armies, will be with you, as you say.”
“Seek good and not evil so you can live! Then the LORD God of Heaven’s Armies, just might be with you, as you claim he is.”
“Seek ye good, and not evil, that you may live: and the Lord the God of hosts will be with you, as you have said.”
“Go after good and not evil, so that life may be yours: and so the Lord, the God of armies, will be with you, as you say.”
“Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the Lord, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.”
Forasmuch therefore as ye trample upon the poor, and take exactions from him of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink the wine thereof.
For I know how manifold are your transgressions, and how mighty are your sins—ye that afflict the just, that take a bribe, and that turn aside the needy in the gate from their right.
Therefore he that is prudent shall keep silence in such a time; for it is an evil time.
Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be with you, as ye say.
Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish justice in the gate: it may be that Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.
Therefore thus saith Jehovah, the God of hosts, the Lord: Wailing shall be in all the broad ways; and they shall say in all the streets, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful in lamentation to wailing.
And in all vineyards shall be wailing; for I will pass through the midst of thee, saith Jehovah.